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Reclamation kicks off New Melones Lake summer operating hours

Media Contact: Mary Lee Knecht, 916-978-5100, mgarrisonknecht@usbr.gov
For Release: May 14, 2024
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SONORA, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announces new operating hours at New Melones Lake for the summer season beginning May 19.

Open areas and facilities include:

  • Entrance gates to Tuttletown and Glory Hole recreation areas remain open daily from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Campgrounds: Ironhorse, Big Oak, Acorn, Manzanita, Fiddleneck, and Oak Knoll
  • Day Use Areas: Black Bart, Buck Brush, Lupine, Heron Point, and Eagle Point (open sunrise to sunset)
  • Trails: Natural Bridges, Table Mountain, Peoria, Black Bart, Buck Brush, Lupine, Upper and Lower Carson Creek, and Heron Point
  • Boat Launches: Glory Hole, Angels Creek, and Eagle Point
  • New Melones Lake Marina

 

Closed areas and facilities include:

  • Campground: Chamise, and Iron Horse (sites 45-59, 80-89)
  • Day Use Area: Osprey Point

 

Reclamation will announce when the closed areas and facilities are open to the public.

 

New Melones Lake Visitor Center is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Melones Administration Office is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for pass sales. (Pass sales are available on Sundays at the Visitor Center.)

For more information, call 209-459-7290 (TTY 800-877-8339) or visit the New Melones Lake website at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones/index.html or www.recreation.gov.

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